10 things to do around Oak Cliff in September

Sept. 20Lake Cliff Park centennial
Oak Cliff celebrates the 100th anniversary of Lake Cliff as a city park. The celebration, from 5-9 p.m., includes a vintage car show, a bike ride, an outdoor screening of “Meet Me in St. Louis,” music, food and face painting, plus an exhibition of the 12-hole disc golf course planned at Founders Park.Lake Cliff Park, Zang at Colorado,ooccl.org, free

Sept. 4-14PlayPride LGBT Festival
TeCo Theatrical Productions hosts this competition wherein six playwrights vie for a chance to win $1,000 for a local LGBT community group. Each audience member receives a ballot to vote for his or her favorite play, and the voting will decide the winner.Bishop Arts Theatre Center, 215 S. Tyler, 214.948.0716, tecotheater.org, $15-$20

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Sept. 5-7LSD and baseball
In 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres … on acid. “No-No: A Dockumentary” is the story of that game as well as Ellis’ later work with drug addicts.The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson, thetexastheatre.com, 214.948.1525, call for showtimes and ticket prices

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Sept. 13Campus Radio
This North Dallas-based new wave/post-punk cover band performs a free show on the outdoor stage.The Foundry, 2303 Pittman, 214.739.1112, cs-tf.com, free

Sept. 13Rock the Cliff 5k
Bison Giving Back, a nonprofit founded by Sunset High School alumni, hosts this 5k race, which starts at 8 a.m. Proceeds go to scholarships for DISD students in Oak Cliff.Lake Cliff Park, Zang at Colorado, rockthecliff.com, $10-$25

Sept. 18Loudon Wainwright III
This American singer-songwriter’s most recent album is 2012’s “Older Than My Old Man Now,” but Wainwright has been making music since the 1960s.The Kessler Theater, 1230 W. Davis, 214.272.8346, thekessler.org, $20-$33

Sept. 20‘Birdcage’Davis Foundry Gallery presents this show from artist Sharon Bode Messimer. The show is a series of paintings that reflect her chapbook, “Rage in the Birdcage,” about a bird-woman who transforms into a whole woman.Davis Foundry Gallery, 509 W. Davis, 214.948.6969, free

Sept. 27Sylvan Thirty grand opening
The Sylvan Thirty mixed-use development celebrates its grand opening. The event includes demonstrations from tenants, a beer garden, live music, bike valet, crafts and entertainment. There will also be 5k, 10k and half-marathon races. Register before Aug. 30 for reduced pricing.Sylvan Thirty, 1818 Sylvan, sylvanthirty.com